Thesaurus results for HANDBOOKS

handbooks

noun

plural of handbook

as in manuals

a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar

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Recent Examples of handbooks The standard fix fails because handbooks rot the day they are written. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026 In Arkansas, private schools participating in the voucher-like program have to be accredited or working toward it, which often requires creating curriculum and school handbooks. — Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026 Hair loss experts hawking lifestyle handbooks for getting your strands back. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026 The company also publishes a garden guide, a kids’ edition, and special handbooks on container gardens, vegetables, and herbs. — HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The same program also offers free handbooks in English and Spanish. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Other districts, including Cincinnati Public Schools and Fairfield City Schools, have updated student handbooks with new policies but have not posted separate notices on their websites. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

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With the exception of gambling disorder, behavioral addictions have received slim recognition in psychiatry’s diagnostic manuals—although doctors and researchers often still treat them as legitimate and potentially devastating disorders.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The team also read research studies about Georgia’s early childcare system and the state’s own policy and rule manuals.

— Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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In 2013, Pearson graduated as valedictorian of Mitchell High School, after leading protests at the school to demand textbooks for students.

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Foyles Educational supplied textbooks and prizes to schools, and the library department provided a similar service for public libraries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of textbooks

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Several dictionaries also partake in the annual tradition of choosing a single word to represent the cultural moment.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Performed by legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, the silly song is a tongue-twister for kiddos, and the titular word, which means ‘extraordinarily good, wonderful’ even made its way into some real deal dictionaries.

— Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026

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